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Hello Dramabeans series
Video greetings from K-actors to the Dramabeans community
Interview with Lee Chae-young
Lee Chae-young shares what she looks for in a role, non-acting interests, and more
Interview with Baek Bo-ram
Baek Bo-ram shares her fitness and happiness rituals
Interview with Jang Do-yeon
Comedian Jang Do-yeon talks de-stressing and some of her current joys in life
Interview with Ham Eun-jung
Ham Eun-jung talks about what roles she'd like to tackle and her fans
Interview with Oh Chang-seok
Oh Chang-seok talks about role prep and wisdom for budding actors
Drama Reactions & Reviews
From youth romances to mid-life melos: K-drama and storytelling perspectives
by missvictrix
Drama Casting & News
Dimples and smiles with Shin Mina, Kim Sun-ho in new promos for Hometown Cha-cha-cha
by tccolb
Drama Casting & News
Meet the two lost and dejected souls at the center of Human Disqualification
by glasshail
Transplant tropes: How K-dramas use health crises as storytelling devices
by missvictrix
Korean dramas are brimming with tropes and plot devices, and they often revolve around illnesses or injuries sustained by leading characters. From the skinned knee or sprained ankle that necessitates...
Tags: Cross, Falling for Innocence, I'm Sorry I Love You, Just Between Lovers, Shark, Summer Scent
Don’t call my K-drama a soap
by missvictrix
If you've been watching Korean dramas for any amount of time, chances are you have encountered some criticism in the shape of them being equated to "soaps." And, if you're...
Tags: Boyfriend, Flower Boy Next Door, Just Between Lovers, Memories of the Alhambra, Nine: Nine Time Travels, W–Two Worlds, You From Another Star
[2018 Year in Review] Editors’ Picks
by stroopwafel
As the Dramabeans team was voting on this year's Editors' Picks, I was eager to see which shows and actors would emerge victorious. There are as many opinions as there...
Tags: Beauty Inside, featured2, Hundred Million Stars From the Sky, Hwayugi, I'm Not a Robot, Just Between Lovers, Life on Mars, Memories of the Alhambra, Mr. Sunshine, My Ajusshi, My ID Is Gangnam Beauty, Thirty But Seventeen, year in review, year in review 2018
We’ve met before… once upon a K-drama
by missvictrix
Korean dramas love interconnectedness. In fact, it's hard to find a drama that doesn't connect even the smallest, faintest of dots between its characters through their shared histories and experiences....
Tags: 20th Century Boy and Girl, Come Here and Hug Me, Healer, Hundred Million Stars From the Sky, Just Between Lovers, Kill Me Heal Me, Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food, Shark, What's Wrong With Secretary Kim
Team Dramabeans: What we’re watching
by DB Staff
So, what are we all watching this week? What kept you reaching for more (or agonizing when there was no more), and what made you want to throw your remote...
Tags: Black Knight, I'm Not a Robot, Jugglers, Just Between Lovers, Mother, Radio Romance, What We're Watching
Team Dramabeans: What we’re watching
by DB Staff
So, what are we all watching this week? What kept you reaching for more (or agonizing when there was no more), and what made you want to throw your remote...
Tags: Black Knight, I'm Not a Robot, Just Between Lovers, Mother, Smart Prison Living, What We're Watching
Team Dramabeans: What we’re watching
by DB Staff
So, what are we all watching this week? What kept you reaching for more (or agonizing when there was no more), and what made you want to throw your remote...
Tags: Black Knight, Father Is Strange, Hwayugi, I'm Not a Robot, Jugglers, Just Between Lovers, Longing Heart, Smart Prison Living, Solomon's Perjury, Two Cops, What We're Watching
Team Dramabeans: What we’re watching
by DB Staff
So, what are we all watching this week? What kept you reaching for more (or agonizing when there was no more), and what made you want to throw your remote...
Tags: Black Knight, Go Back Spouses, I'm Not a Robot, Jugglers, Just Between Lovers, Longing Heart, Smart Prison Living, Two Cops, What We're Watching, While You Were Sleeping
Team Dramabeans: What we’re watching
by DB Staff
So, what are we all watching this week? What kept you reaching for more (or agonizing when there was no more), and what made you want to throw your remote...
Tags: Black Knight, I'm Not a Robot, Jugglers, Just Between Lovers, Smart Prison Living, Two Cops, What We're Watching
Team Dramabeans: What we’re watching
by DB Staff
So, what are we all watching this week? What kept you reaching for more (or agonizing when there was no more), and what made you want to throw your remote...
Tags: Black Knight, Go Back Spouses, I'm Not a Robot, Jugglers, Just Between Lovers, Mysterious Il-seung, Smart Prison Living, The Most Beautiful Goodbye in the World, Two Cops, What We're Watching